Estle Toby Ridner, 47, was shot and killed on Thursday, July 2, 2020, in the Sloans Valley area of Burnside, Kentucky. Deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responding to a distress call found Ridner with a fatal gunshot wound after a dispute that escalated into a deadly confrontation. His death was later ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified a suspect quickly; 54-year-old Burnside resident Denny E. Strunk was arrested within a day and lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center. A Pulaski County grand jury later returned an indictment charging Strunk with murder. The motive for the shooting remained a subject of the ongoing investigation.

If anyone knew Estle Ridner or has information about the events in Sloans Valley on July 2, 2020, please share what you know with the forum or local authorities.